Vol. 12, Special Issue 8 (2023)

Author(s):
Ankit Kumar, DP Rai, Shailu Yadav and Ankit Soni

Abstract:
Corn is one of the most important crops in India. Very efficient. Corn is a versatile crop grown in many agro-climatic zones. Corn is primarily a monsoon crop, but grows in all three seasons: summer, rabbi and summer. In a country like India, where most of the population adheres to a vegetarian diet, corn provides good energy. Farmers have a good understanding of land preparation and 79.88% understand new farming practices. The second largest number of farmers obtained high yielding cultivars (HYV) (78.71), followed by seeds, row spacing and depth (75.26). The lowest adoption rate was seed treatment (65.50%), followed by plant protection (66.56%). Most breeders have very little adoption (64.58%), followed by very little adoption (20.41%) and high adoption (15.00%). Most respondents had little knowledge of maize breeding technology (47.08%), followed by knowledge of maize breeding technology (32.50%) and a high level of understanding (20.83%). Corn growers have the highest level of knowledge about planting and land preparation, up to 79.88%, and rank first among farmers. Most survey respondents know the type of land required for cultivation, the amount of FYM added per hectare, and the plows required for field preparation. Knowing when and how to plant seeds is 75.66% of breeders consider this to be the second most important factor among respondents.